Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-31
e,onfession orm Mureierer.

Edward unger, the murderer Of August
Bohl. whose body WIS found last waek ia 4
trunk shipped from New Yori: 10 Baltimore,
has made 6 full confession Of tho killing,
Unger was arrested in the former city on
Thursday last, and, after being short tine
locked in his cell, be vas brought before IN
spector Byrnes. He was asked ifhe wished
to say anything. He shook his head, but
suddenly said "BohI has gone TO Chicago
and will turn up in few days. The
trunk With the body arrived from Baltimore
Saturday The body wss sent 10 the
morgue. That night Byrnes went 10 Un-
gers cell and asked him how he felt. "Pret-
ty WE'LL" said he, hnsl,ily. Then the inspec-
tor unlocked the cell door, and Detective
Hickey called Upgerinto the corridor, ,wheTe
the lights were turned low. The prisoner
stepped forth, bus did not see the inspector
until the latter called him By name. As ne
turned he saw Byrnes standing and pointing
at the trunk which had held Bohls dead
BODY. Unger staggered a5 the sight, and
tottered toward his cell. Bynes then took
from the trunk piece Of the murdered
mans coat, which had been used TO wrap
the body, aud, holding Il before the
prisoners eyes, asked him whore the rest
| of Bohl'a coat was. UngeT shuddered at the
sight of the blood -stifened garment, and {,
claeping his bands over his eyes, was
about 10 fall when Detective Hickey
caught him and seated him upon couch in
TIE corridor He then removed his hands
and glanced about him. Suddenly, and
with /. startled groan, he sprang TO his feet,
asking if he could change his seat, aac tax
| ing prohered chair. The sofa on which he
bad been seated was the ore found IL Un-
ger's room after his arrest. Upger's face
| became ghRstly pale. and when assisted TO
! his cell he YVES almost III : talnilng condl-
ton. Inspector Byrnss then told UDger ne
would be near at hand when he was ready
to talk, and when the Inspector returned
from supper Upger bad asked to see hin.
Again Unger was brought to Byrnes's room,
where all the bloody tokens confronted him.
~ want TO tell the wboIa truth about the
business" be said to the Grief &c then
told this story, which was taken IL writing:
II live at No. % Ridge street. | bave
known August BOIL since November, 1886.
I first met him al my saloon, No. q Al
bridge street, where he called III 70 answer
to an advertisement which ! had put in The
Stats Zcitung for partner. We could Dot
agree upon terms and [ Subsequently gave
up the business at that number. went 10
| live at % Ridge street. 4 short time Gftar-
ward August came 20 liqe Eith me, the ar
raneement being that nc was ic pay me
half the rent, which was Sc 80 q month, and
third of the household expeness. On the
night of Jan. &c, 1887, after supper, my son
Edward left the honse, leaving Bohl and
myself in the rooms. We remained talking
until $50. BOIL was o very powerful man,
and was swearing about bis hard luck. he
called me / tod him |
was no o-------, aod put my hand
up to shove him away. he then
struck enc on the neck with bis fist
and knocked NE down. l sprang TO
nv feet and attempted to strike him with u
poker which had in my hand. BOIL grab
bed the poker from my hand, and III the
same time he seized knife from the table
and ran after me. l ran TO The bedroom.
He followed me. l picked ur 9 hammer
from chest under the bed. He made an
other lunge ct me with the knife, and l
warded it OF, receiving 9 slight cut in the
| hand. ] then struck him with the hammer.
He staggered, and | followed him up and
struck again the hammer sinking into the
skull as far IS the handle. He staggered
and fell back on the sofa dead. This occur
red about 10 o'clocl, p. IN. Expecting my
son home every moment, and to avoid my
son seeing what had happened I took the
body from the sofa and put il en- the floor
close by the wall. then took Bohl'ssleep-
ing cot and placed il on its aide before him,
and. leaning it against the wall, covered the
ends with some clothes. My son soon came
home, and we went 20 bed together in the
| bedroom.
"'Where's August he asked.
"'He's gone OUT said l.
"On Friday, Jan. 81, as soon as my boy
| left the house for his work, l went out to
buy rubber bag to put the body in. Twas
unable to get,the bag and bought two yards
of rubber cloth at so cents yard. bought
butchers saw for 80 cents. drank much
whisky and got back to the house at E. N.
I spread the rubber cloth on the floor and
laid the body upon IT, Itheu started TO cut
him up. first cut the head from the
body and laid IL aside aud wrapped it
in a paper, and part Of his clothing
then cut both legs off and, | think,
the left arm, close to the shoulder. then
took Bohlis trunk. It was too short, and |
cut off the feet and put them IN the trnns.
I then put tho body on top of the legs, and,
[ think, the arm on the body [ took part
of the clothes of the deceased and soine Pc
per, wiped the floor with them and then
put them on top of the body in the trunk.
I locked the trunk and lashe9 il with rope.
1 then left my house, after cleaning up the
blood the best I could, locking the door,
taking the head under my arm, which vas
then wrapped up il clothing belonging 30
BOIL, and also some newspapers. [ went TO
the Grand street ierrg. vent in the forward
part al the ferry boat, leaned over the FROM